Live Blog — August 5 Training Camp

Goooood afternoon Dolfans, and welcome back to the live practice blog!

We’re heading out to the field shortly on a beautiful day in Davie.

Tony Sparano said Matt Roth will continue to work at outside linebacker today. Kendall Langford looked good stepping in for Roth yesterday, and I’m interested to see who plays in that spot today.

Also updates on the quarterbacks, offensive line, and if we have any new additions to the roster.

Enjoy practice!

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2:30

OK guys, a few quick hits:

– Full pads today. No Michael Lehan (ankle). All 77 other players are accounted for.

– It looks like Jay Feely is not practicing today. He’s not in pads, and he’s riding the bike during individual drills. Remember, he had a strained oblique at the end of OTAs two months ago.

– Donald Thomas once again opens up as the First Team right guard.

– The QBs work on quick outs to the tight ends. The running backs are going through the gauntlet, linebackers working on fumble drills.

That’s it for now. Back in a few.

2:58

Hey guys, back for some more. Let’s get to it.

– They do individual drills and the like for the first 40 minutes or so. Quarterbacks throwing to receivers, but with no defense. Chad Henne throws a really nice deep ball.

– They break out into 11-on-11 drills on the far field. Looks like Beck and McCown are practicing short-yardage situations, and handing the ball off to the running backs.

– On the other half of the field, Henne and two receivers are going up against three DBs.

– A perfect deep ball to Ted Ginn for a touchdown, about a 45-yard strike. Led Ginn perfectly past Andre Goodman, and the ball fell right into his hands as he crossed the goal line.

– Another deep ball to Selwyn Lymon is placed on the money, but Lymon drops it.

– He throws a deep square-in to Hagan, who out-sprints Travis Daniels and Chris Roberson for the TD. This drill definitely favors the offense.

– Henne ends the drill with a drop by Jayson Foster for an easy interception for Chris Crocker.

– Henne jumps into the rotation for the 11-on-11 short-yardage drills.

– On a pitch left to Ricky Williams, Joey Porter makes a great pursuit and stops Ricky in the backfield.

– Ernest Wilford is working primarily with the second team, though Sparano said he will continue to mix and match throughout camp.

– Beck hops in there, and he throws a few passes.

– His first one is a nice square-in to Jayson Foster. Good job by Beck getting the throw off early.

– The next snap is a fumbled exchange between Beck and Samson Satele.

– Beck throws a screen to Jalen Parmele, and then is sacked by Joey Porter.

That’s it for now. Probably one more update before we talk to players.

3:25

They’re doing 11-on-11 drills, and once again, it’s not the best day for the passing unit.

– Henne finds Davone Bess over the middle, but it goes off his hands and right to Nate Jones for the INT.

– Anthony Armstrong has another drop, on a deep ball from Henne. Second drop today for Armstrong.

– To prove the receivers are equal opportunity, Ernest Wilford drops an easy reception from John Beck. The ball was right in his hands.

– Beck seems to be tapping the ball right before he throws it, when it is cocked by his ear. Wonder if that has anything to do with his wobbly throws.

– McCown throws a pass right to Travis Daniels, but he drops the INT and pops down for 10 push-ups.

– Pass interference on Will Allen for steamrolling Davone Bess three steps before the ball arrives.

That’s it for now. I’ll have one last update for you, after we talk to players.

– Punt drills. Ginn, Bess and Armstrong are returning punts. Fields is pinning them inside the 20. A few balls get caught up in the wind, but he’s doing a nice job getting hang time and pinning the offense.

5:17

Hey guys, sorry about the delay. Had to talk to some players, and then Edgar and I did a spot on Evan Cohen’s show on 760. Clearly, Evan was desperate for guests.

Looooong practice today, about 2 hours, 15 minutes. The practices had been pretty light since the middle of last week, so it was interesting to see Sparano push the players today.

– They’re practicing gunner drills, and Patrick Cobbs once again is standing out. Brandon Fields continues to boom them 60-plus yards in the air.

They practice the 2-minute drill, with 1:25 on the clock from their own 30.

– Henne finds Fasano over the middle, runs a draw to Ronnie, throws incomplete to Ginn deep down the sideline and finds Ronnie on a check down. Clock is ticking.

– He throws incomplete on his last two throws, sailing one over Ginn’s head, with Andre Goodman covering. The drive peters out at midfield.

– McCown in, he is sacked by Joey Porter on the first play. Second team O-Line is in.

– Second pass is picked off by Keith Davis. Jayson Foster was intended, but didn’t come close to making the catch.

– McCown stays in, and on the next play goes back to the same spot, hitting Foster on a 12-yard out pattern.

– Kendall Langford gets a coverage sack, McCown sails a throw to Selwyn Lymon on a cornerback blitz, and then misses Ricky Williams on a dump-off with Randy Starks providing pressure. Not the best drive for McCown.

– Now Beck’s turn. First pass is a screen to Patrick Cobbs, with a nice backside block by Donald Thomas.

– Beck throws incomplete on the next two passes, low to Davone Bess and high to Cobbs with the blitz coming.

– Nice pass to Foster over the middle, threading it between three defenders. Then he finds Davone Bess on the right side, taking the offense down to the 23 yard line. Move those chains.

– Spike, stop the clock.

– Beck finds John Dunlap over the middle on a tipped pass with 14 seconds left.

– Beck completes and out pattern to Anthony Armstrong, but Armstrong falls down in bounds, leaving the clock running. Tick tick tick …

– Beck spikes the ball with 1 second left.

– They don’t try the field goal, but it would’ve been about a 37-yarder. So score one for Beck.

And that’s how practice ended. Wish we could talk to Sparano after practice, so we could find out about Feely and Wilford. Guess we’ll have to wait until tomorrow.

Thanks for checking in today, and sorry about the delay.

Tomorrow will go smoother. First practice starts at 9, and the second practice at 5. You know the drill.